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Building of the Theatre of Musical comedy has been constructed in 1799 – 1801 years conceivably according to the project of Russian architecture E.Sokolov. Construction was made on the land of prominent St.-Petersburg merchant I. Lazarev. New building became one of numerous profitable houses of his family. Almost after half of the century in 1842 – 1896 years according to the project of Italian architecture L. Vendramini the house was rebuilt, at that time the owner of the house was heiress of Lazarev, princess Urusova.
In 1896 Grand duke Nikolay Nikolaevich, grandson of Nikolay I, had bought the house and afterwards presented it to his favourite - well-known actress of Alexandrinsky Theatre M. Pototzkaya. In all probability in this period at will of Grand duke interiors of first floor were anew trimmed, and became splendid palace apartments.
Soon afterwards conflagration of 1910 year building was passed to treasury, and then was bought by private entrepreneur I. Piltzov. In accordance with the project of Russian engineers I. Balybashevsky and A. Maksimov inner apartments of the building were reconstructed for presenting theatre productions. |
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